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Regional commute‑trip reduction program officials update Lacey planners on post‑pandemic shifts
Summary
Regional commute‑trip reduction staff told the Lacey Planning Commission that survey results show a sharp shift to telework and lower single‑occupant driving; staff explained employer reporting requirements and a forthcoming four‑year local CTR plan update.
Regional commute‑trip reduction (CTR) staff told the Lacey Planning Commission that surveys and employer reports show a major shift in how people commute: work‑from‑home rates have increased substantially, and drive‑alone trips have dropped compared with pre‑pandemic surveys.
Veronica Jarvis, who manages the regional commute‑trip production program, told commissioners that Washington’s CTR law — enacted in 1991 to reduce pollution and congestion — requires large employers in affected urban areas to prepare and implement employer programs and to report every two years. “Employers must create and submit their CTR program report every 2 years,” Jarvis said.
Jarvis and her colleague George Castillo, an assistant planner…
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